| The burden of COPD in Africa: a literature review and prospective survey of the availability of spirometry for COPD diagnosis in Africa. | |
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PMID: 19702594 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the known burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Africa and of spirometry use to indicate the possibility of further unpublished data becoming shortly available. METHOD: Literature review. RESULTS: Screening of 132 articles yielded 22 relevant articles, of which only six used spirometry based data. A total of 106 physicians in 34 countries were contacted and only 23 reported satisfactory use and availability of spirometry. CONCLUSIONS: Current estimates of COPD burden in Africa are based on an unreliably small dataset. Acquisition of further data will require substantial investment in lung function equipment and training. |
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Authors:
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Anushka Mehrotra; Akanbi Maxwell Oluwole; Stephen B Gordon |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH Volume: 14 ISSN: 1365-3156 ISO Abbreviation: Trop. Med. Int. Health Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-25 Completed Date: 2009-09-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610576 Medline TA: Trop Med Int Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 840-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. anushka.mehrotra@ncl.ac.uk |
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Africa
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epidemiology Female Health Care Surveys Humans Male Physician's Practice Patterns Practice Guidelines as Topic Prevalence Prospective Studies Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis, epidemiology* Risk Factors Spirometry / utilization* |
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